Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in generalwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-link3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in generalwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months ago US9421713B2 - Additive manufacturing method for printing three-dimensional parts with purge towers US9592660B2 - Heated build platform and system for three-dimensional printing methods US7555357B2 - Method for building three-dimensional objects with extrusion-based layered deposition systems US9168698B2 - Three-dimensional printer with force detection US10556381B2 - Three-dimensional printer with force detection That’s like all of 3d printing, that’s pretty scary. If they win on all 5, seems like it’d kill consumer 3d printing entirely.
minus-squareThunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoEastern District of Texas is extremely favorable to patent trolls. It’s not a coincidence that they filed the suit there.
minus-squareHexbatch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhy can they even patent stuff they didn’t invent?
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoBetter lawyers. Patent law is so f’d up. Few understand it and those that do take advantage of it.
That’s like all of 3d printing, that’s pretty scary. If they win on all 5, seems like it’d kill consumer 3d printing entirely.
Eastern District of Texas is extremely favorable to patent trolls. It’s not a coincidence that they filed the suit there.
I hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies
Why can they even patent stuff they didn’t invent?
Better lawyers. Patent law is so f’d up. Few understand it and those that do take advantage of it.